PHOTOS: Haiku stairs in Oahu, Hawaii, an illegal hike on the 'stairway to heaven'

Climbing 3,922 steps up, the Haiku Stairs on the island of Oahu in Hawaii remain one of the most frequented illegal hikes in the world.

The bottom of the Haiku stairs.

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The start of the Haiku Stairs, the "stairway to heaven". The bad news is that it is very steep and difficult. The good news is that you make quick progress because of the steepness.

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Looking down the Haiku stairs at the H3 highway and Kaneohe.

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Hoist Building near the second landing of the Haiku stairs.

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A wide-angle view of the Kaneohe area as seen from the haiku stairs.

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How to get vertigo on the Haiku stairs.

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A hiker posing outside the fence at the base of the Haiku stairs.

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Photographer Brock Roseberry writes, "This is the building at the top of the Haiku stairs. It was every bit as slimy and cold as it looks."

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Photographer Brock Roseberry writes, "The second landing with Kaneohe in the background. The first half of the stairs is the hardest. I was almost dead when I got to the first landing (halfway), but I don't think I even stopped at the second landing."

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Downtown Kaneohe as seen from the haiku stairs.

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"Love is the highest vibration", on the Haiku stairs.

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The view from the Haiku stairs.

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The haiku neighborhood you must walk through to get to the Haiku stairs.

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A communication antenna at the top of the Haiku stairs.

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Hoist Building near the second landing.

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Hoist Building near the second landing.

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Interior of building at the top of the Haiku stairs.

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Unknown contraptions on the building at the top of the Haiku stairs.

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Photographer Brock Roseberry says, "Looking down at H3 from the haiku stairs. I walked past that green building to get to the stairs."